En/La Weiers Coetser ha escrit, a 21/07/05 08:55: <snip> > Hi Jonathan ... I've been involved with linux for a short while, and I > am beginning to get some thigns done, I just had a bad experience a > while ago with thunderbird in Mandrake 10.1 I downloaded the rpm and > installed it from the home directory. I could never get it integrate > properly with the rest of my KDE environment. It would not open links to > webpages and I could not launch it from any of the browsers or word > processors. It is that kind of scenario that I want to avoid here.
This is really OT but solutions are available if you take the time to look for them. TB has a very nice extension called "launchy". > I have now downoaded the install package (first to the Desktop, but then > transferred to Home. I then ran alien and then I did the dpkg -i install > thing. It created a directory /opt/openoffice.org1.9.188 or something The number at the end is the build number. I guess you downloaded 1.9.118 so the folder is: /opt/openoffice.org1.9.118 > like that. It is here that I got stuck. I am told tha the pkgchk > programe is deprecated and that I should use upkg or something like that. > That's not a problem it still finishes successfully. Don't bother with these # /opt/openoffice1.9.118/program/configimport --spool (you get success msgs) # /opt/openoffice1.9.118/program/update-mime-data "openoffice1.9" Have you edited the share/config/javavendors.xml file as per directions? > I tried to run the soffice.bin under the openoffice.org.../program/ > directory, but either I am typing in the wrong command, or the computer > is not recognising it as a programme yet. > You really need to follow the instructions. You run soffice and not soffice.bin You can do it two ways. cd into the /opt/openoffice.org1.9.118/program/ folder and then run (as user not root) ./soffice or from anywhere run /opt/openoffice.org1.9.118/program/soffice This install program will automatically create a folder ~/.openoffice.org2/ this is where you're individual settings/preferences are kept. > How will I create links to the programme files to the /usr/bin > directory? How do I get the programme onto my menu? > You don't. There is no need to do that, just create a shortcut on your desktop or use KDE's menu editor to insert the Openoffice app. You give it the full pathname and that's it. I have found it's a good idea to separate debian vs. non-debian apps (e.g. thunderbird, firefox, openoffice). I put them in /opt > Sorry... for the many questions. I am really learning every day. > > Thank you > > Weiers Hope this helps, Jonathan -- Please don't cc: your posting to my personal address. Thank you.
